retirement

Financial Planning

3 Big Ways AI Can Smooth Your Road to Retirement

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Large language models are not only reshaping recruiting and hiring methods but also how workers approach retirement savings and planning.

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Succession Headaches Are Fueling M&A Activity

A record year for deals highlights the succession challenges RIAs are struggling to overcome.

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What Drives Gen Z’s ETF Choices?

Gen Z currently prefers individual stocks, but those that do own ETFs value advisor recommendations more highly.

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Americans Hit Record $48.1T in Retirement Savings. Some Are Still Worried

The growth illustrates a savings mindset that investors have been bolstering for decades. However, it’s different on the individual level.

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Financial Planning

4 Simple Ways to Pad Your Nest Egg in 2026

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Future retirees may have more opportunities this year to buoy their assets, insulating themselves from rising healthcare costs and inflation.

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American Employees Are Scared of Daily Finances, Confident in Retirement

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Some 90% feel financial anxiety, but many of those same people are somewhat confident they’ll be able to retire comfortably, per a Betterment report.

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Most Americans Aren’t Confident about Retirement

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Women, near-retirees and younger retirees reported the largest drops in confidence, highlighting a growing need for highly personalized planning and education.

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Gen X Clients Need Help Saving for Retirement. What’s The Cure?

How to help the ‘Whatever’ generation boost savings and live comfortably in their golden years.

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Waiting Until 70 to Claim Social Security? It’s Just Not a Financial Reality for Most

One bit of advice from a longtime observer in the retirement business: Don’t shame people into claiming as late as possible.

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How to Keep Clients from Supporting Their Children Indefinitely

Some adult children are making a run on the “Bank of Mom and Dad”, and it’s beginning to throw a wrench in clients’ financial plans.

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